Leadership Development

New Workforce Demands That Can Make or Break Your Company

Dealing with digital trends is hard, especially when it involves communicating with real people. According to Deloitte’s recent Global Human Capital Trends Report and a survey by The Conference Board, workplace culture and communication is…

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Leadership Training Program Delivers Business Results: Q&A Interview

“We wouldn’t be successful at developing our talent without this leadership training program. It makes us a better company.” – Steve Feira, VP of HR at M.J. Electric M.J. Electric was ready to invest in…

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Leadership Lessons from a Second-Generation, Female Business Owner

This is a decisive time for women in the workplace. Culturally, female leadership issues are front and center. Businesses are realizing the potential of female leaders and are searching for ways to incorporate more women…

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Best Leadership Assessment Tools to Spot Career Success

Leadership assessment tools can provide broad insights into the work styles and personality dynamics that make individuals thrive in their careers. Also known as “inventories,” “personality profiles,” or “personality tests,” they vary in depth and scientific heft. Here’s what experts say about six of the most common leadership assessment tools used in business: Birkman, DiSC, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strong Interest Inventory, Clifton Strengths, and Hogan.

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The Leader as Coach: Engage and Ignite Your Team

Do your leaders already embrace the “leader as coach” mindset? The Harvard Business Review summed it up nicely: “The manager’s role, in short, is becoming that of a coach.” When leaders embrace the leader as…

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Is the Love Alive? 4 Questions to Gauge Your Employer Attractiveness

In case you didn’t know – employees run the world. After years of employers ruling the roost, talent is now accepting suitors. Case in point – 75% of the fully employed workforce consider themselves passive…

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Infographic: Women in Business

Click here to enlarge the Women In Business infographic. Despite representing 45% of the total workforce, women in business occupy 11% of C-suite positions1 and 5% of CEO positions2 at S&P 500 companies. They are…

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5 Common HR Problems SOLVED with Leadership Development

HR Problem 1: Communication Conundrums You have a group of highly skilled, diverse, and capable talent on your team. All is good, right? When it comes to communication styles, there are various ways that your…

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Importance of Diversity & Inclusion: It Starts at the Top

CEOs & Executive Teams need to model the importance of diversity and inclusion. Diversity is a huge value creator. Companies with more ethnic and cultural diversity on executive teams are 33% more likely to have…